Sunday, November 10, 2013

In which we get $$ from the city of Belfast!

Greg's great grant proposal netted us an amount not to exceed $15,000 from the city of Belfast through their Community Development Block Grant Building Facade program. We identified several areas on the exterior of the building that were in need of renovation (new windows, doors, siding, roof, trim, etc. and Greg wrote a compelling grant proposal that was accepted by the town. It is a one to one matching grant, so I think it should just about cover the cost and install of the 39 windows we just ordered for the building. It could go to the cost of putting back the porch, or for the siding, or....you know, since ALL of the building needs renovation, pretty much any project you might consider.

Anyway, a hearty thank you to the city of Belfast, Maine for helping us out!

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A bit about us

Welcome to Slum and Blight: This is a project blog, documenting our work on an old building that my spouse Greg and I bought each other for our wedding present. The city where we live declared our neighborhood "Slum and Blight" in order to qualify for government funds to help fix up this downtown area. We like to think of our building as the gateway to Slum and Blight. Sit back, relax and scroll through my entries about the work we are doing.